We will not move, handle, coax or prod any animal to capture a “better” image.

We will not move, handle or disturb any coral or other structure to get a “better” image of a subject.

We will be very conscious of our buoyancy in an attempt to avoid coming in contact with the reef or bottom.

Only one finger on the reef (dead section) to capture a image.* If this is not possible than we will forgo the image.

If we see a fellow diver harming the reef or its creatures intentionally or by accident we will no longer keep silent. We will try, with as much tact as possible, to raise the subject of protecting that which we have all come to SEE!

We will let guides know that we do not look for them to manipulate in any way the creatures and settings we have come to capture in pixels.

Interests:Protecting our Ocean, Environmental Education,
Having fun and Living Well

Posted 25 March 2014 - 01:40 PM

Every time I read an underwater photography rule I end up discovering an exception to it. I finally resorted to things to try to remember instead. A quick search here didn’t find the rules you seek so I offer these thoughts we can ponder and improve.

It’s better to keep the camera dry

Try to remember air is more important than the picture

Don’t touch life in the ocean unless it’s their idea

Try to remember to put a card in the camera (or film for those who remember what that is)

We will not move, handle, coax or prod any animal to capture a “better” image.

We will not move, handle or disturb any coral or other structure to get a “better” image of a subject.

We will be very conscious of our buoyancy in an attempt to avoid coming in contact with the reef or bottom.

Only one finger on the reef (dead section) to capture a image.* If this is not possible than we will forgo the image.

If we see a fellow diver harming the reef or its creatures intentionally or by accident we will no longer keep silent. We will try, with as much tact as possible, to raise the subject of protecting that which we have all come to SEE!

We will let guides know that we do not look for them to manipulate in any way the creatures and settings we have come to capture in pixels.

Are you sure you remember that right? I seem to recall the rules as follows

Our Guidelines to Nature Photography

Always try to maximize our impact on the budget.

We will move, plead, coax or prod any spouse to capture a “better” camera.

We will not crop, photoshop or fake any shot to get a “better” image of a subject.

We will be very conscious of our solvency in an attempt to avoid coming in contact with the bottom line.

Only one loan on the house to capture a image.* If this is not possible than we will forgo rule one

If we see a fellow diver harming our ego intentionally or by accident we will no longer keep silent. We will try, with as much tact as possible, to raise our budget to buy that which we want others to SEE!

We will let bankers know that we look for them to manipulate the market in any way so our futures and savings allow us to capture our pixels.

We will move, plead, coax or prod any spouse to capture a “better” camera.

We will not crop, photoshop or fake any shot to get a “better” image of a subject.

We will be very conscious of our solvency in an attempt to avoid coming in contact with the bottom line.

Only one loan on the house to capture a image.* If this is not possible than we will forgo rule one

If we see a fellow diver harming our ego intentionally or by accident we will no longer keep silent. We will try, with as much tact as possible, to raise our budget to buy that which we want others to SEE!

We will let bankers know that we look for them to manipulate the market in any way so our futures and savings allow us to capture our pixels.

There's an unnecessary "not" in rule 3: if you're an aficionado of dubious US crime TV, please have a Gibbs' slap...